The critical role of social conservatives in the Republican Party is a staple of contemporary American politics. The rise of Rick Santorum in the Republican primary contest is compelling evidence of the power of this group. Recent polling conducted by YouGov offers several insights into the role social conservatives play ...
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The GOP primary campaign continues to draw attention to wealth and social class. Mitt Romney’s most recent offhand remarks—about his wife’s “couple of Cadillacs” and his friendships with NASCAR team owners—once again illuminated his privilege. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum’s challenge to Romney is built on his possible appeal to blue-collar voters—an ...
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Rick Santorum’s meteoric rise in the national polls following his surprise February 7th wins in Minnesota, Missouri and Missouri naturally begs the question, “Where did the Santorum surge come from?” My analysis of a nationally representative re-interview survey conducted by YouGov last week (respondents were first interviewed in January ...
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Did the the contraception contretemps hurt Obama's standing among Catholic voters? Despite endless speculation about this, evidence has been in short supply. With some newly released data from YouGov, I can shed some light on this question. Here is the percent who approve of Obama among both Catholics and non-Catholics ...
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Attitudes about tax policy are an important aspect of the dynamics of public opinion about how best to deal with the current federal deficit and the looming increases in spending associated with entitlement programs like Medicare. Democratic and Republican politicians have staked out different positions on the question of whether ...
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Much has been made of the GOP’s recent “enthusiasm” problem. According to a Politico news story earlier this week, “Democrats currently are more excited about voting this fall than Republicans are, a sign that doesn’t bode well for the GOP effort to reclaim the White House.” Turnout has indeed been ...
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Since assuming the presidency, Barack Obama has been plagued by rumors that he is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and, as a result, is not eligible to serve as president. The most common claim is that Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, but other stories abound. ...
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Some liberal political commentators pointed to the racially charged debate exchange between Juan Williams and Newt Gingrich, in which the former Speaker of the House reiterated that African-Americans “should demand jobs, not food-stamps,” as the impetus behind his stunning come from behind victory in the South Carolina Primary. Or as ...
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Leading up to the 2010 election, Model Politics published several posts about the distorted view typical Americans have of those who live around them – overestimating the presence, by large amounts, of everything from illegal immigrants to the number of people making over $250,000. The greatest misperception, however, was in ...
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We don't begrudge financial success in this country. We admire it. When Americans talk about folks like me paying my fair share of taxes, it's not because they envy the rich. It's because they understand that when I get tax breaks I don't need and the country can't afford, it ...
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